The quintessential all-American victory in all motorsports. Gurney and Foyt are the true all-star heroes of this race. It's no wonder they were chosen to be the number 1 Ford team that year. This was truly a perfect storm.
@@daphnejames3571 Ah dude you can’t believe that stuff. Probably either some crazy guy or they’re making it up. I’ve seen the article and it doesn’t seem to pan out.
@@daphnejames3571 Why would a famed racing driver of the 60s want to fake his death? To be left alone. Ken Miles had said he wanted to win the 1967 Le Mans with Shelby after the race. Faking his death makes no sense.
Mark IVs are nice, but love the Mark IIs ! Beautiful car..... Great story about Gurney in the MKIV, at night he was getting hounded by a Ferrari to increase the pace, but he was holding back the whole time. Ferrari wouldn't pass and take the lead. So Gurney got tired of it and just parked it in the grass on Mulsanne. The Ferrari pulled in behind him and also stopped. Gurney waited, then the Ferrari pulled out and took off. Gurney later passed him and went on for the win.
All engines over 305 CID /5.0 liters were banned in Sports 50 Prototypes limited to 3.0 liters Ferrari was enraged, sat out 1968, as the beloved EXPENSIVE 4.0 liter 330P4 protos were ruled out too! Came back with the 312P Spyder and Coupesfor 1969 and then the 512S at the end of that season.. J.C.
@@375GTB And then the privateer teams put a 302 cu. in. engine in the MkI and *still* won it! At least until Porsche came along with the 917k and shut everyone up
The sleek MK4 never got the exposure that the MK2 received. Both cars are beautiful and extremely powerful. The MK2 was a British design and the MK4 all American in design. Ford's bosses wanted an American designed car to win LeMans so the MK4 was born.
140+ on the Mulsanne... Lowest drag number (cx) EVER! Those Gordini 4s were fantastic M-63 and M64 Spyders as seen at Sebring 1964 could DRAFT the 2.0 liter Porsche 904 GTS to about 150.... Ditto AC Cobra roadsters... Raced with the 1.6 liter ALFA TZ's Jim Clarks 1.6 liter Lotus Cortina TC.. Varius 356s... Amazing blue cars VERY like Rene Bonnets with the same engines Screamers 1100 and 1000 cc TOO! SIMCA Abarth's were others in the hunt.... Races within the race.... HEAVEN! FORZA FERRARI !! J.C.
Imagine how cool the finish would have been if the other GT40s that were running at the top didn't crash out. The ending wouldn't have been as dramatic, but seeing another top finish with more than one Ford would've been pretty cool and colorful at that.
Good shit, nothing like seeing the real thing in action. Have a lot of respect for the history of the J chassis. Drivers had big balls or just didn't know better.
Actually, A.J.Foyt set a record by going 238MPH down the Mulsanne Straight!! A record that will never be broken! Can you imagine Leo Beebe telling Foyt to keep his RPMs at 6300? Foyt would have told Beebe just where to shove his RPMs-and how far!!
The Ford GT40 Mk 4's were very fast, and designed to do great at LeMans. They did. The Porsche 917's of the early 70's were as fast then faster on Mulsanne, and lapping speeds.
@@dodge33cymru 407km/h IIRC. Peugeot asked the team to claim a speed record of 405 km/h so they could use it in marketing for the launch of the, well, Peugeot 405. Or so I have heard.
@Deryl Orton - The highest documented speed reached by a Ford GT MKIV at Le Mans was 216 mph. Many have tried to claim it was higher but have never proven it. In any event, the car did not have the gearing to get anywhere near the 238 mph you state.
Facts, i did some personal research and recently discovered that no 5 ford is the same ford driven by gurney/grant previous year (the no 3) and the no 6 appears to be the ford gt40 ken miles drove last year (no 1)
The Porsches and Fords of the late 60s are some of the fastest cars to race at Le Mans ever. Most modern cars aren't designed to get above 215 because of the chicanes.
The Mk 4 developed from the J Car. But the J Car proved so dangerously crash prone, and having continuity was helpful PR, so the GT 40 Mk 4 became better known for the aspect of it being 'in the GT40 family.'
www.mulsannescorner.com/maxspeed.htm Speeds registered on The Mulsanne 1961 - 1990 April Practice and June Race.... 164 to 251 mph That was a Ford GT Mk.IV that turned in 212 mph in 1967.. No part was made at FAV Slough Came from the USA engineered "J-Car" chassis design, Mk.II's were good for c.205 GT-40 Mk.1s 192 to 198 1964 -1969 I'm a FERRARI "fan" But want the history to be accurate! In this matter... The English don't like that... I'm basterd Scots/Irish/Dutch/English FORZA FERRARI See my MANY historical comments all over YT.... Facts NOT FanBoy fantacies Chauvinist B.S.... J.C.
@@dannycalley7777 - Jim Hall certainly deserves much credit for his cars and their revolutionary features, but he was no match for Ford, Shelby American and others involved in their effort to unseat Ferrari.
This car also tested the first prototypes of the 9.2" deck XE 351Windsor race block first cast in 1966 way before the cleveland block was even on the drawing board.
www.mulsannescorner.com/maxspeed.htm For top speeds on The Mulsanne 1961 to 1989 April Test Days and June races... 171 to 249 mph... MOST in the 200 to 205 range.... All cars!. J.C.
The quintessential all-American victory in all motorsports. Gurney and Foyt are the true all-star heroes of this race. It's no wonder they were chosen to be the number 1 Ford team that year. This was truly a perfect storm.
Imagine if Ken Miles had been alive to race the 1967 Le mans in a Ford GT 40MK IV. He would have smashed all of his previous records with ease.
Road & Track sez he might not have died in the crash....
@@daphnejames3571 Ah dude you can’t believe that stuff. Probably either some crazy guy or they’re making it up. I’ve seen the article and it doesn’t seem to pan out.
@Bourbon King I didn’t say you were. I said the guy who claimed he was Ken miles could’ve been crazy like in drugs at the time or drinking.
@@daphnejames3571 Why would a famed racing driver of the 60s want to fake his death? To be left alone. Ken Miles had said he wanted to win the 1967 Le Mans with Shelby after the race. Faking his death makes no sense.
@@daphnejames3571 - Bull! Typical magazine trying to make a different story than actual history did!
Who else coming here 'coz of the new movie FORD V. FERRARI? I can't wait 😍
Yes saw it last night and it was amazing!
Now waiting videos about Le Mans race
Paul Negrean shh u are spoiling it
Yeah, that 's really an awsome movie.
I love how you can instantly pick out the sound of the Fords
Mark IVs are nice, but love the Mark IIs ! Beautiful car..... Great story about Gurney in the MKIV, at night he was getting hounded by a Ferrari to increase the pace, but he was holding back the whole time. Ferrari wouldn't pass and take the lead. So Gurney got tired of it and just parked it in the grass on Mulsanne. The Ferrari pulled in behind him and also stopped. Gurney waited, then the Ferrari pulled out and took off. Gurney later passed him and went on for the win.
220 MILES PER HOUR? them gt40s are monsters.
230
The MK4's were no joke. Their big displacement engines were so powerful, they were banned in 1968.
All engines over 305 CID /5.0 liters were banned in Sports 50
Prototypes limited to 3.0 liters
Ferrari was enraged, sat out 1968, as the beloved EXPENSIVE
4.0 liter 330P4 protos were ruled out too!
Came back with the 312P Spyder and Coupesfor 1969
and then the 512S at the end of that season..
J.C.
@@375GTB And then the privateer teams put a 302 cu. in. engine in the MkI and *still* won it! At least until Porsche came along with the 917k and shut everyone up
In the f’cking 60s
cool old footage... a great era of motorsport!
thank you, Thank You, THANK YOU for posting this. I know what I'll dream about tonight....
Ford's 7 litre 427 for the win!
A de-tuned NASCAR 427 - still could run 220 MPH......varoooom!
Then, Enzo Ferrari declared "Nobody can defeat cubic inches !"...
The sleek MK4 never got the exposure that the MK2 received. Both cars are beautiful and extremely powerful. The MK2 was a British design and the MK4 all American in design. Ford's bosses wanted an American designed car to win LeMans so the MK4 was born.
And then it was quickly banned because it was too powerful🤣
William Charles I would beg to differ, even after ford vs Ferrari the mk4 is more well known because of the gulf racing colors
@@fargonianproductions2767 I think that you mean the MK II in the Gulf colors, don't you?
William Charles oops, yes I do, sorry I was tired when I typed that comment.
MKII won ONCE. MKIV won ONCE. Prettiest of them all, the MKI, won in '68 and '69
GT40 outruns the HELICOPTER!
Mk.IVs were never GT-40s HERE
Only to you Limey chauvinists...
FAHRT!
@@375GTB Looney bastard
@@375GTB fart?
@375GTB what are you on about? It was developed in the GT40 program, it's the GT40 Mark IV
I very like Ford GT40
Alpine-Renault with a 1.3 Liter motor making history with a fantastic performance with a motor so light.
140+ on the Mulsanne...
Lowest drag number (cx) EVER!
Those Gordini 4s were fantastic
M-63 and M64 Spyders as seen at Sebring 1964 could DRAFT the 2.0 liter
Porsche 904 GTS to about 150....
Ditto AC Cobra roadsters...
Raced with the 1.6 liter ALFA TZ's
Jim Clarks 1.6 liter Lotus Cortina TC..
Varius 356s...
Amazing blue cars
VERY like Rene Bonnets with the same engines
Screamers
1100 and 1000 cc TOO!
SIMCA Abarth's were others in the hunt....
Races within the race....
HEAVEN!
FORZA FERRARI !!
J.C.
A.J. and Dan smoked that entire field. Epic.
the epic race. love it
Get this film restored!
Color
And made sharper by computer.
Priceless
FORZA
FERRARI
J.C.
What? This isnt a film mate
Man the charging GT40 is a thing of beauty!
Frank Gardner in the gold no.5 Mk2b outrunning the chopper.
Imagine how cool the finish would have been if the other GT40s that were running at the top didn't crash out. The ending wouldn't have been as dramatic, but seeing another top finish with more than one Ford would've been pretty cool and colorful at that.
Two 4 barrel Hollies for 1967 Ford 427s......
Over just one in 1966...
Another 25-30 HP...
J.C.
Good shit, nothing like seeing the real thing in action. Have a lot of respect for the history of the J chassis. Drivers had big balls or just didn't know better.
Actually, A.J.Foyt set a record by going 238MPH down the Mulsanne Straight!! A record that will never be broken! Can you imagine Leo Beebe telling Foyt to keep his RPMs at 6300? Foyt would have told Beebe just where to shove his RPMs-and how far!!
The Ford GT40 Mk 4's were very fast, and designed to do great at LeMans. They did. The Porsche 917's of the early 70's were as fast then faster on Mulsanne, and lapping speeds.
I thought this record was promptly broken by the 917 only a few years later. Still damn fast.
The record was set by Roger Dorchy in a WM Peugeot in 1988, ~400kph. Not much faster than the 917s and MkIVs but a tiny bit. All of them crazy!
@@dodge33cymru 407km/h IIRC. Peugeot asked the team to claim a speed record of 405 km/h so they could use it in marketing for the launch of the, well, Peugeot 405.
Or so I have heard.
@Deryl Orton - The highest documented speed reached by a Ford GT MKIV at Le Mans was 216 mph. Many have tried to claim it was higher but have never proven it. In any event, the car did not have the gearing to get anywhere near the 238 mph you state.
Eran pilotos de carreras de verdad con gran riesgo y sin ayudas al volante!
Translation: They were real racing drivers with great risk and no driving aids!
PRICELESS!
FORZA FERRARI !!
J.C.
Forza Ferrari!
0:10 I guess the movie wasn't exaggerated when the fords passed them like they were sitting still.
2:18 um.. nice wing
Chaparral 2F
The 2F always looked like a spaceship out there,compared to the others. Lots of advanced features. It won the last race of the season at Brands Hatch.
@@markchamberlain9856 the nickname “the vacuum cleaner”
Those Ferrari’s 😍😍
Gurney was the man!!
Facts, i did some personal research and recently discovered that no 5 ford is the same ford driven by gurney/grant previous year (the no 3) and the no 6 appears to be the ford gt40 ken miles drove last year (no 1)
My god that Mk. IV was a monster.
Ford is fast
Peekaboo, I had read somewhere that Foyt's speed record had never been broken. Maybe it has?! Not sure!
There should a LOT more footage of this race out there.
In someone's vault
FORD's???
Needs to be found
Shown!
IMHO
J.C.
Damn, son.
I hate to say this as great as Ken Miles was, he was still no AJ Foyt!
@Steve A - And in some respects, AJ was no Ken Miles! 😉
The Porsches and Fords of the late 60s are some of the fastest cars to race at Le Mans ever. Most modern cars aren't designed to get above 215 because of the chicanes.
I never knew there was a white. 330p4 until I seen this video
I know you folks won't understand this, but that car is NOT a GT-40. It is registered as a J-car, NOT a GT-40
No, it's a Ford MK IV (ex J-car)
@@DL-ls5sy Yes. And it's considered in the GT-40 family. BUT. It's registered as a J-car.
The Mk 4 developed from the J Car. But the J Car proved so dangerously crash prone, and having continuity was helpful PR, so the GT 40 Mk 4 became better known for the aspect of it being 'in the GT40 family.'
GT40: Bye Felicia!
What documentary is this from please?
The GT40 was timed at 343 kph or 212.6 mph down the Mulsanne in the 1967 race. Just stretching its legs!
Mk.IVs were faster by a bit..
www.mulsannescorner.com/maxspeed.htm
Speeds registered on The Mulsanne
1961 - 1990 April Practice and June Race....
164 to 251 mph
That was a Ford GT Mk.IV that turned in 212 mph in 1967..
No part was made at FAV Slough
Came from the USA engineered "J-Car" chassis design,
Mk.II's were good for c.205
GT-40 Mk.1s 192 to 198
1964 -1969
I'm a FERRARI "fan"
But want the history to be accurate!
In this matter...
The English don't like that...
I'm basterd Scots/Irish/Dutch/English
FORZA FERRARI
See my MANY historical comments all over YT....
Facts
NOT
FanBoy fantacies
Chauvinist B.S....
J.C.
Unreal that Dan gurney and AJ Floyd were the only two drivers.
I still have the VHS tape Le Mans. 😁 What's it worth?
Probably 550$
about three fiddy
fun fact the red number 1 ford is ken miles car its just upgraded
It is not. The only Chassis Ken drove of the J-Cars were chassis J-1 and J-2, with his fatal accident in J-2. The red car is chassis J-5
Where's the Dodge and Chevs?
@Chuck Selvage - With Mom and the kids at the grocery store!
CS ..............back in the pack ...........if you look close the tall winged white cars were the Chaparrals with BBC and auto trans
@@dannycalley7777 - Jim Hall certainly deserves much credit for his cars and their revolutionary features, but he was no match for Ford, Shelby American and others involved in their effort to unseat Ferrari.
The Ferrari's Were WAY Out Numbered When The Ford's Went 220 MPH
1:56 like nothing happened 🤣
belle remontée dans le temps merci si ça t interesse j'ai une chaine voiture électrique et hybride merci pour ta video
J'y etais
This car also tested the first prototypes of the 9.2" deck XE 351Windsor race block first cast in 1966 way before the cleveland block was even on the drawing board.
I came here to see the crash at the start just to be sure that the movie was accurate
movie is about 1966 race
This guy stupid
www.mulsannescorner.com/maxspeed.htm
For top speeds on The Mulsanne 1961 to 1989
April Test Days and June races...
171 to 249 mph...
MOST in the 200 to 205 range....
All cars!.
J.C.